Category: What is new at The FHG

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 5-31-2021

Here is a summary list of updates made to The Family History Guide website, as of May 31, 2021: 5-27-2021 – Added a new Show Me video for the Online Tracker, available on the YouTube Channel and in Online Tracker Help. 5-24-2021 – Added links for several projects from the BYU Family History Center: Early British Census, English Marriages, and...

New Links and Landing Pages

We have added a few new links on the Home page of The Family History Guide. You can find them in the text box that says, “Your free learning, research, training, & activities center for family history.” These Links (in green) have been added for the following words: Learning—this opens the Learning System page, also found in the Intro menu....

New Videos from The Family History Guide

We’ve recently added several new videos to our YouTube Channel and The Family History Guide. Let’s take a look at what’s new:   Spain Research Overview—This video is the first in a two-part series. It focuses on the history of Spain and how it has influenced the language and culture of the people. This gives you a background in understanding...

Introducing the Volunteer Instructor Program (VIP)

We are pleased to announce a new training initiative for The Family History Guide Association—The Volunteer Instructor Program, or VIP. You’ll find the VIP Home page in the Trainers menu, and it has helpful information about what Volunteer Instructors do, the differences between Volunteer Instructors and Certified Trainers, etc. As a Volunteer Instructor, you’ll get access to special training materials...

New QRB Videos: Maps and Surnames

We have recently posted three new Quick Research Basics videos on our YouTube Channel. These are by Miles Meyer, Education Director for The Family History Guide Association. They have subtitle captions in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino, and they cover the following topics:   Using Historical Maps—Learn how historical maps can help you locate your...

Update: Family Locket Podcast Now Available

Last Monday (April 25), Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer of the Family Locket website interviewed me on their regular podcast series. You can find the link to the podcast here: https://familylocket.com/rlp-147-the-family-history-guide-with-bob-taylor/ Here are some of the questions that were discussed in the interview: How did The Family History Guide come to be? What audiences does the website serve? How does...

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 5/3/2021

Here is a summary list of updates made to The Family History Guide website, as of May 1, 2021: 4-27-2021 – In MyHeritage Project 3: Photos and Docs, added a new Choice H for Goal 5, to describe the Deep Nostalgia photo animation feature. 4-26-2021 – In the England pages, added links to research guides from the National Archives in Britain....

Podcast: Family Locket and The Family History Guide

On Tuesday, April 27 at 10 a.m. Mountain Time, Bob Taylor of The Family History Guide Association will be the featured guest on the regular podcast series from Family Locket. The podcast episode will cover topics such as how The Family History Guide got started, what interesting features it has, and how people can use it to accelerate their family...

Welcome to Our New BYU Intern, Karlee Twiner

We are pleased to welcome our newest BYU intern to The Family History Guide Association! Karlee Twiner joins us starting on April 28 and will be working to review and expand research content on the site. Karlee is majoring in Family History Studies at Brigham Young University, with an emphasis in Irish genealogy. She is working  as a research assistant...

Welcome to Our New Outreach Coordinator

We are pleased to announce that Laura Wadsworth has assumed the role of Outreach Coordinator for The Family History Guide Association. In this role, Laura will be coordinating efforts to work with genealogy libraries, libraries, and other organizations to facilitate the use of The Family History Guide. Welcome, Laura!               About Laura Laura Wadsworth...